Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:50 pm
Sorry to dig up this 3-year old thread Miguel said a single 60m ought to be fine, so I think we'll just do that. Thanks for all the beta !
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vinze wrote:I do not understand why rapping the route after doing half of it is appealing to some people. The climbing on the northern section is a little harder, but it's not night and day harder. The north section contains the best pitch by far IMO , "The Wave" pitch, and overhanging , almost curling , strip of rock that looks like it is about to break, not break off, but break as in a breaking wave. From the top of the wave you are looking straight down 500 feet to the deck , super exposed and aesthetic.
What Vinze said.vinze wrote:... The north section contains the best pitch by far IMO , "The Wave" pitch, and overhanging , almost curling , strip of rock that looks like it is about to break, not break off, but break as in a breaking wave. From the top of the wave you are looking straight down 500 feet to the deck , super exposed and aesthetic.
fossana wrote:vinze wrote:I do not understand why rapping the route after doing half of it is appealing to some people. The climbing on the northern section is a little harder, but it's not night and day harder. The north section contains the best pitch by far IMO , "The Wave" pitch, and overhanging , almost curling , strip of rock that looks like it is about to break, not break off, but break as in a breaking wave. From the top of the wave you are looking straight down 500 feet to the deck , super exposed and aesthetic.
Agreed, but it is much harder to protect. As rhyang put it: those of us who are courage-impaired
Rob, Miguel was just up there < a wk before me. Send him an email if you want to double-check.
Some of the traversing on the Wave is actually more like downclimbing.rhyang wrote:…. I look forward to getting sewing machine leg up there this weekend
What fossana saidfossana wrote:Have a great time!
Misha wrote:This is my favorite climb in the Sierra
rhyang wrote:Thanks all -- if the traverse from the north summit to the north end is 5.8, then it's probably not something I want to do quite yet